Bank Zachodni WBK : Information on receiving by Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. a decision from the Financial Stability Committee on issuing a positive opinion on identification of the Bank by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority as other systemically-important institution and on imposing on the Bank a buffer of other systemically-important institution.

Information on receiving by Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. a decision from the Financial Stability Committee on issuing a positive opinion on identification of the Bank by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority as other systemically-important institution and on imposing on the Bank a buffer of other systemically-important institution.

With reference to current report no. 28/2016 of 11 August 2016, the Management Board of Bank Zachodni WBK S.A ('the Bank') communicate that on 22 August 2016 the Bank received a decision from the Financial Stability Committee ('FSC') of 10 August 2016 issued upon the request of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority ('PFSA') pursuant to Article 39 sections 1 and 3 in conjunction with Article 5 of the Act on macroprudential supervision over the financial system and crisis management in the financial system of 05 August 2015. Pursuant to the said decision, the FSC expressed a positive opinion on identification of the Bank by the PFSA as other systemically-important institution and on imposing on the Bank by the PFSA (on a consolidated basis and stand-alone basis) a buffer of other systemically-important institution equal to 0.50% of the total risk exposure, calculated pursuant to Article 92 section 3 of EU Regulation No. 575/2013.

Legal basis:

art. 17 (1) of MAR - inside information.